Coven of the Unicorn's Realm
Nuada: The Gaelic Zeus; called "He of silver hand"; killed by the Fomor, Balor early in history of the gods.
Camulus: Of the invincible sword; the name signifies "heaven"; God of war and sky; akin to Mars, only more savage.
The War Goddess: Fea, the hateful; Nemon, the venomous; Badb, the fury; Macha, the battle Goddess who collects the heads of her victims for her "acorn crop."
Morrigan (Morrigu): The Great Goddess in her Virgo aspect; as chief deity of battle, she likes to take the form of the hoodie or carrion crow; her name derives from Mor Righ Anu, meaning "The Great Queen."
Dagda: God of Earth; "good God"; he posses a living harp and the "undry," a cauldron, where everyone find sustenance in proportion to his/her merits; a formidable fighter, but a God of simple tastes who dresses in a brown tunic, hooded cape and leather boots.
Boann: The Dadga's wife; an Eve figure; The Boyne River is named for her; she and the Dagda have many famous children including Bridgit, Angus, Mider, Ogma, and Bodb the Red.
Brigit: Goddess of the hearth, fire and poetry; best loved of all deities; Candlemas is held in her honor; she is the only goddess to survive into the Christian pantheon of saints.
Angus (Angus Mac Oc): His name means "son of the young"; A Gaelic Eros known for his physical beauty and golden hair; his kisses become birds.
Mider: God of the underworld; his abode is Falga, the Isle of Man; Etain (Ogma's daughter) became his wife, but she was taken away by Angus.
Ogma (Cermait): The "honey-mouthed" king of the bards and God of eloquence and literature; Ogham script is named for him; he married Etain, daughter of Diancecht.
Bodb the Red: He succeeds his father as king of the gods.
Ler: The Gaelic Poseidon; married to Aebh, Bodb's daughter, with whom he has four children after she dies he marries Aeife, who out of jealousy turns the children into swans.
Manannan:Ler's son;"God of the headlands";Patron of sailors and merchants; his famed possessions include the yellow shaft, The red javelin, the boat, the wave-sweeper, a horse called Splendid Mane, and three swords named Retaliator, Great Fury, and Little Fury; he has the gift of inexhaustable life.
Goibniu: The forger of weapons; the Gaelic Hephaestus; he posesses a potion that enables those who drink it to become invisible; he also is called the "Divine Architect."
Diancecht: God of medicine; he once saved Ireland; married to Morrigan; among their children are Etan, who marries Ogma, and Cian, who marries Ethniu, daughter of Balor, the Fomor.
Lugh: Son of Cian and Ethniu called the "long-handed" or "far- shooter"; Sun god par excellence; he possesses a magic spear and magic hound; The Milky Way is called "Lugh's Chain"; he is the "Master of all art," an accomplished carpenter, smith, warrior, harpist, poet, physician, cup- bearer, and bronze-worker.
The opponents of Tuatha de Dannan are the children of Domnu, which signifies "under-sea." Offsptring of "Chaos and Old Night" they are, for the most part grotesque creatures, often with physical deformities. These gods of death and darkness are listed below.
Balor: Although he was born with two good eyes, one was ruined in an accident; the eye is so hideous that he only opens it in battle so that its venom will slay whoever is unlucky enough to catch glimpse of it; his daughter marries Cian.
Elathan: The beautiful Miltonic prince of darkness with golden hair.
Bress: His name means "beautiful"; Elthan's son; married to Brigit of the Tuatha de Dannan and for a time her rules over that kingdom.
Idech: King of Dommu.